boy's name

Zeeshan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,011

Scotland

#311

1999 births

Zeeshan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 69 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 43,912 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Zeeshan over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

502
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Zeeshan by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 145
2000s 502
2010s 389
2020s (to 2025) 105

How popular is Zeeshan?

In 2025, Zeeshan was given to 12 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Zeeshan is used

Scotland #311 6 in 1999
Ireland #870 3 in 2010
England & Wales #2,115 12 in 2025
Canada #3,730 5 in 2024
France #6,804 5 in 2023
United States #8,831 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zeeshan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zeeshan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zeeshan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Zeeshan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zeeshan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zeeshan

How popular is the name Zeeshan?

In 2025, Zeeshan was given to 12 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Zeeshan a girl's or a boy's name?

Zeeshan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Zeeshan most popular?

Zeeshan peaked in 2007, when 69 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Zeeshan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zeeshan currently ranks #2,115 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.